'World's Happiest Country' Denmark Sees Rise in Pre-Teens Turning Suicidal
September 14, 2018 at 03:08 PM
Danish children's rights activists are alarmed to find instances of children as young as ten having suicidal thoughts. This is all the more surprising given that Denmark has consistently ranked among the world's happiest nations. Read More »
UK Children Find It Easier to Purchase Cannabis Than Alcohol – Poll
September 13, 2018 at 10:49 AM
In light of the poll’s shocking findings, politicians and campaigners have called on the government to do more to tackle drug abuse in Britain. Read More »
ICYMI Asks: Will people admit how long they spend zombified on social media?
September 12, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Britain’s Royal Public Health Society is asking people to return to planet earth for a few weeks and stop staring at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat in what it’s calling Scroll Free September. Read More »
Sharia-governed Indonesian district bans men & women from dining together
September 08, 2018 at 11:22 AM
A district of Aceh province, the only area of Indonesia that is governed by Sharia law, has banned single men and women from dining out together in a bid to help women be “more well behaved.” Read More »
Woman ‘marries’ dead boyfriend in Philippines right before funeral
September 07, 2018 at 10:25 AM
A young woman was apparently so devoted to her deceased boyfriend that she “married” him right before he was laid to rest, local media reports. Read More »
Caned and Fined: Two Malaysian Women Punished for Attempting Lesbian Sex
September 06, 2018 at 10:23 AM
The two women were engaged in lesbian sex in a car parked in a public place in the northeastern state of Terengganu. Same-sex relations are considered illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where Islamic courts can try Muslim Malays on personal matters alongside civil courts. Read More »
Muslim student will be first Miss England finalist to wear hijab
September 03, 2018 at 02:10 PM
A 20-year-old Muslim woman is set to become the first beauty queen to participate in the Miss England finals while wearing a hijab. Read More »
Duterte Says 'There'll Be More Rape Cases as Long Women Are Beautiful'
September 03, 2018 at 10:32 AM
Throughout his political career, Duterte has made numerous controversial comments that have sparked public outrage. Some such comments have pertained to rape cases in his country. Read More »
Mexican City Legalizes Street Sex: Oasis of Freedom or Hotbed of Violence?
September 01, 2018 at 10:56 AM
Making love in public view has traditionally been considered offensive, but as time goes by one long-established taboo is on the way out. At least in one Mexican city. Read More »
'Major public health problem' declared as study finds global gun deaths exceed 250,000 annually
August 31, 2018 at 02:12 PM
A new study has found that global gun deaths have passed 250,000 per year, with the US and five other countries in the Americas making up half the total fatalities. Its writers call it “a major public health problem for humanity.” Read More »
